Old-time Presses In A Modern World

Genesee Country in Rochester, N.Y., features an 1853 model #5 Washington hand press.

"We were lucky; it was in pretty good shape when we got it 20 years ago in a used print equipment shop," says Doug Poole, program registrar. "We haven't done much to it over the years—you just oil it and go. It's pretty much indestructible; I think of that every time the computer network goes down," he laughs.